THE Northern Regional Manager of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mr Abukari Jabaru, has expressed concern about the alarming rate of illegal connections in some suburbs of the Tamale metropolis.
According to him, since the PURC was established in the area barely two years ago, 21 cases of illegal connections in the water and electricity sectors had been recorded, adding that such negative practices were rampant in the Aboabu and Nyohini areas.
Mr Jabaru stated this in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Tamale during a forum to educate utility users and the public on energy conservation and the wise of use of water.
The forum dubbed “catch them young” was organised by the PURC mainly for students in second-cycle institutions.
The manager further said some consumers had failed to settle their water and electricity bills for the past two or three years and this was several thousands of Ghana cedis.
According to him, some defaulting consumers in the metropolis engaged in “self reconnections”, which contributed to huge losses to the utility companies.
He said problems associated with water and electricity delivery, particularly illegal connections in the region and the country at large, were the major challenges facing the utility companies.
Mr Jabaru indicated that the PURC was “committed to ensuring the development and delivery of the highest quality of utility services to consumers, as well as achieving efficiency and reliability in the provision of these services”.
The Consumer Services Manager of the PURC, Mr Dan Afropong, urged the youth in the area to act as ambassadors for the utility companies and report such negative practices to the PURC.
He called on residents to change their attitude to the use of water and electricity to conserve those resources.
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